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Walmart delivered results in line with expectations as consumers seek out value.

Walmart delivered results in line with expectations as consumers seek out value.

Cost cuts continue as company increases investment in artificial intelligence

The TurboTax and QuickBooks maker is eliminating about 3,000 positions and closing 2 offices as it consolidates around AI

Stocks are modestly higher amid a dip in crude oil prices and Treasury yields. Gold and silver are mixed, while the dollar is flat.

The Treasury selloff takes a break, causing yields to fall slightly as markets worry about the inflationary consequences of the U.S.-Iran standoff. Oil futures slip, but remain high enough to keep policymakers on their toes.

Investing.com -- Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) shares fell 3.9% Wednesday after Reuters reported the company plans to lay off approximately 17% of its global workforce.

Wells Fargo has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging discrimination in loan approvals.

The selloff in U.S. government bonds has paused for now, but it’s gotten Wall Street to ask: How much more turmoil would it take to push President Trump to soften his stance on Iran? The textbook example took place in April last year, when a messy sell-off in the bond market led Trump to pause sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries. “Judging by the post-'Liberation Day’ episode last spring, market conditions might need to get considerably worse to generate a similar full-scale retreat,” Capital Economics wrote in a research note Tuesday.

Notifications went out Wednesday morning starting in Asia, with U.S. employees expected to hear during their morning

Takeda confirmed it would appeal the outcome, stating that the case “lacks merit”.

June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are trending up +0.69% this morning as sentiment improved after Treasury yields retreated from multiyear highs, with attention now turning to an earnings report from chip giant Nvidia.

(Corrects paragraph 10 to say BoE kept interest rates on hold at its last meeting) A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland As if markets haven't been volatile enough

(Bloomberg) -- Oil held a dip as traders weighed President Donald Trump’s latest threat to resume strikes on Iran. Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersNATO Is Starting to Consider Hormuz Mission to Protect ShipsHasbro Cancels Dungeons & Dragons Game From ‘Star Wars’ VeteranUS 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 as Selloff DeepensBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksBrent traded near $110 a barrel, after losing 0.7% on Tuesday,

Artificial-intelligence leader Nvidia has a big task when it reports first-quarter earnings later today: convince investors that the AI investment boom still has legs and that Nvidia won’t lose its pole position. Wall Street analysts expect the company to report earnings per share of $1.75, up from 81 cents a year ago. Nvidia remains the biggest winner of the AI age.

Management and union leaders at Samsung Electronics failed to reach a last-minute deal over wages Wednesday, raising prospects for a strike at the South Korean electronics giant that could rattle global semiconductor supplies and the country’s trade-dependent economy. Government officials have threatened to invoke rarely used emergency powers to force a settlement at Samsung, where the union, which represents about 74,000 workers, says the company has failed to offer adequate compensation despite its soaring profits fueled by the global boom in artificial intelligence. After the latest round of talks ended without a breakthrough on Wednesday, union leader Choi Seung-ho told reporters that unionized workers will begin an 18-day strike from Thursday.

U.S. markets are poised to open with gains on Wednesday as bond yields slipped and oil prices fell. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.4% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.2% higher and Nasdaq futures jumped 0.7%.

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell for a fourth straight session on Wednesday as war-driven inflation fears hammered bonds, while investors awaited earnings from Nvidia to see

(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence.Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersNATO Is Starting to Consider Hormuz Mission to Protect ShipsUS 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 as Selloff DeepensHasbro Cancels Dungeons & Dragons Game From ‘Star Wars’

(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they're being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence.Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersNATO Is Starting to Consider Hormuz Mission to Protect ShipsUS 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 as Selloff DeepensBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense St

(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a restructuring aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence.Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersNATO Is Starting to Consider Hormuz Mission to Protect ShipsUS 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 as Selloff DeepensBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksTrump Says Holdin

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National Transportation Safety Board officials questioned how damage was reported in the years leading up to November’s UPS jet accident.

(Bloomberg) -- Yields on the US Treasury’s longest-dated bond rose to the highest level in almost two decades as investor concerns mount that accelerating inflation will force central bankers to raise interest rates.Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksUS 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 as Selloff DeepensTrump Says Holding Off on New Iran Strikes After Gulf AppealElon Musk Loses Case Aga

Intel (INTC) stock has lost about 19.17% since hitting its highest-ever closing price of $129.44 on May 11. It is currently trading at $104.62, according to Yahoo Finance at the time of writing, Tuesday morning, May 19. Intel repurchased Apollo’s (APO) equity interest in the joint venture related ...

Roughly $1.5 trillion has flowed into artificial intelligence deployment since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, according to Advisor Perspectives, a sum that matches the projected fiscal year 2027 U.S. defense budget. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are projecting approximately $725 billion in ...

Nvidia earnings shock looms as chip stocks sink and bearish bets surge across AI sector

Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street as inflation fears pushed up the cost of US government borrowing to its highest level since 2007.

For much of the post-2008 era, Wall Street treated zero interest rates as a permanent feature of the landscape, a kind of monetary gravity that pulled every asset price higher. Stocks ran. Bonds ran. Private credit ran. The benchmark S&P 500 vaulted off its 2009 low while the technology-packed Nasdaq Composite did even better. But ... Former Fed Official: The Fed’s Biggest Mistake Wasn’t Rate Cuts. It Was Keeping Them Low Too Long.

Global investors weigh elevated Treasury yields against rising inflation, fiscal deterioration, and Iran-linked energy risks.